From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.5-pre1 (2020-06-20) on ip-172-31-74-118.ec2.internal X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=3.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.5-pre1 Date: 9 Jan 92 02:59:08 GMT From: bu.edu!rpi!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!caen!uvaarpa!software.org!blakemor@b loom-beacon.mit.edu (Alex Blakemore) Subject: Re: Multiple Inheritance in Ada 9X/Pointers? Message-ID: <1992Jan9.025908.20445@software.org> List-Id: In article <1992Jan8.153857.26769@cis.ohio-state.edu> weide@elephant.cis.ohio-s tate.edu (Bruce Weide) writes: >In article <1992Jan06.185123.188@microsoft.com> jimad@microsoft.com (Jim ADCOC K) writes: >>... in C++ pointers remain the greatest >>power and the greatest danger. Perhaps we should be discussing doing away >>with pointers in C++ -- not MI !? > what about a software discipline that says, "Don't > USE pointers." Anyone else think it's worth discussing? no, that would hurt more than it would help. just dont ABUSE pointers. P.S. the strong typing in Ada along with the inability to do pointer arithmetic avoid many of the nastier problems pointers can create -- --------------------------------------------------------------------- Alex Blakemore blakemore@software.org (703) 742-7125 Software Productivity Consortium 2214 Rock Hill Rd, Herndon VA 22070